Shloka 8

कृपवाक्यं तथा नीत्युपदेशः

Kṛpa’s Counsel and a Discourse on Statecraft

Devanagari script

धर्मतश्वैव गुप्तास्ते सुवीर्येण च पाण्डवा: । न नाशमधिगच्छेयुरिति मे धीयते मति:,'पाण्डव अपने धर्म तथा उत्तम पराक्रमसे सुरक्षित हैं। अतः वे नष्ट नहीं हो सकते, यह मेरा निश्चित विचार है

Transliteration

dharmataś caiva guptās te suvīryeṇa ca pāṇḍavāḥ | na nāśam adhigaccheyur iti me dhīyate matiḥ ||

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า— ปาณฑพทั้งหลายได้รับความคุ้มครองทั้งด้วยธรรมและด้วยวีรภาพอันยอดเยี่ยม ดังนั้นข้าพเจ้ามั่นใจแน่วแน่ว่า พวกเขาจะไม่ถึงความพินาศ

Word by Word

धर्मतःby/through dharma; on account of righteousness

चand

एवindeed; just

गुप्ताःprotected; guarded

तेthey

सुवीर्येणby excellent valor

चand

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

नnot

नाशम्destruction; ruin

अधिगच्छेयुःwould attain; would meet with

इतिthus; that

मेof me; my

धीयेतेis thought; is held (in mind)

मतिःopinion; conviction

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse asserts that steadfast dharma, joined with proven courage, functions as a real safeguard: those who are grounded in righteousness and capable action are unlikely to be overcome by calamity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana offers his confident assessment about the Pāṇḍavas’ fate, stating that their adherence to dharma and their heroic strength ensure they will not be destroyed, reinforcing reassurance amid uncertainty in the Virāṭa episode.